[Golf Topic] Jang Hana "I'm 'Number 19'~"... Ko Jin-young Ranks 1st

Jang Hana cheers after making a birdie on the 4th hole during the final day of the Hana Financial Group Championship.

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○… Jang Hana (28, BC Card) has risen to 'Number 19'.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the morning of the 10th (Korean time), she received 3.20 points, jumping 9 places from 25th last week. She accumulated points by finishing as the runner-up at the Hana Financial Group Championship (total prize money 1.5 billion KRW), the largest prize money event on the KLPGA Tour, which ended on the 8th at Sky72 Golf Club Ocean Course (par 72, 6,474 yards) in Yeongjongdo, Incheon. She has shown strong performance by finishing in the 'Top 10' seven times in the last eight tournaments.

There was no change in the top ranks as there were no LPGA Tour events. Ko Jin-young (25) remains 1st (7.90 points), Kim Sei-young (27, Mirae Asset) 2nd (6.87 points), Nelly Korda 3rd (6.59 points), Danielle Kang (both from the USA) 4th (6.40 points), and Park In-bee (32, KB Financial Group) 5th (6.18 points). In Korea, Park Sung-hyun (27) is 9th (5.23 points), and Kim Hyo-joo (25, Lotte) is 10th (4.81 points). Shin Ji-ae (32), winner of the Toto Japan Classic, is 26th (2.95 points), and Anna Lin (24, Munyoung Group), winner of the Hana Financial Group event, is 77th (1.59 points).

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